Fruition
/fruːˈɪʃən/noun
The state of bearing fruit or the realization of something desired or worked for.
Did you know?Fruition comes through Old French and Latin from the same root as *fruit*, so its deepest image is not abstract success but a thing finally ripening, as if a spell had completed its cycle.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
fructuōsĭtās / frūctuōsus
“Fruitfulness, productiveness, abundance”
Old French
Old French
fruicion
“Enjoyment, taking pleasure in something; also fruit-bearing”
Middle English
English
fruycioun
“Enjoyment, delight; the state of bearing fruit”
15th Century
English
fruition
“The condition of being fruitful or the enjoyment of something”
Modern English
English
fruition
“The realization or fulfillment of a plan, project, or desire”
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